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Attention seniors and caregivers: Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen A. Yarbrough is partnering with Judge Patricia Banks and the Elder Justice Center of the Circuit Court of Cook County as part of their Free Senior Enrichment Seminar Series, to discuss property and real estate fraud. The Seminar will be held on Tuesday, July 8 […]

CCRD is happy to report that the Cook County Board has passed the Ordinance outlining our new Transfer Data Subscription Program. The annual subscription price is $400. This amount was determined by a cost-study to ensure compliance with the state statute authorizing this activity. Please be aware that the Transfer Data will consist of all […]

Recorder Karen Yarbrough likes to tell people: “If you think you own your home…check the deed.” You may be reading this post because you received a postcard in the mail from our office notifying you of a Quitclaim Deed filed against your property, which can be an indicator of fraud. Or you may have heard […]

Venerable Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg wrote a recent column about the Cook County Recorder of Deeds’ Veterans Service Office, and the work we are doing to safeguard DD-214 military discharge records. In describing the quest to receive military benefits as “the last battle,” Steinberg continues: Meet form DD-214, informally known as “discharge papers.” A […]

Did you know that the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office can safeguard your DD-214 military discharge papers for free, and provide you with a free certified copy? Why record your DD-214 with a County Recorder? Imagine something happens to the copy you keep for yourself, if you even keep a copy. Imagine that your […]

A prepaid Internet Account lets you print documents online without having to take time to process each transaction individually. There is no fee to open an Internet Account. Once you load it with your first minimum $100, you can replenish the account at any time. STEP ONE: FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FORM The Cook County […]